HOB/56/0625/MC Accession Number: HOB/56/0625/MC

Description

Lieutenant General Sir Henry Wells, KBE, CB, DSO, Chief of the General Staff Australian Army (left), is on an inspection tour of all the Australian installations in Malaya. He has just travelled by road in this Alvis Saracen armoured personnel carrier (APC), to inspect D Company, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), at their base at Lintang. The unidentified British soldier (right) is the vehicle commander and the light machine gun fitted to the ring mount is a Bren gun.

Details

Accession Number
HOB/56/0625/MC
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
July 1956
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession HOB/56/0625/MC

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